Child snaps photo of robber's vehicle, leads to arrest of four men

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Four Ft. Lauderdale men were arrested on I-75 Wednesday after investigators say they tried to break into a Sarasota home with children inside.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says the men were trying to break into a home in The Enclave subdivision on Palmer Boulevard.

The mother told investigators that she left the house Wednesday morning to take her 16-year-old to school, but left behind her three other kids, ages 9-14. That's when she received a text from one of the children at home that said someone was trying to break in. She told the kids to run out the back slider to a neighbor. When they did the oldest child snapped a picture of the suspects' vehicle in the driveway.

A witness who called 911 saw two men run to the car, which sped off northbound. A description of the vehicle and the tag number was radioed to deputies who located and stopped the car on I-75 at Laurel Road.

Occupants of the vehicle were identified as 22-year-old Trevon Jackson, 19-year old Darian Jones, 24-year-old Marcus Felder and 20-year-old Gary Saulby, Jr. Each suspect told detectives a different story as to why they were in the area.

"One is on felony probation for armed robbery, another is a violent felony offender," said sheriff's office spokesperson Wendy Rose.

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All four men are charged with one count each of Attempted Residential Burglary. Jackson is also charged with Violation of Probation.

"We've had a pattern of people coming up from South Florida in rental vehicles and trying to commit crimes in this area," Rose said.